National Republican., 1887-07-07
THERE'S MONEY IN THE CASE
PROVING BRIBERY AGAINST HORN.
BAKER AND TURNER.
The Defense Brings Out Some Strong
and Startling Testimony in the Todd
That.

TO br1DB forward.
DIR. Redding was sworn and testified: ~
live on the Green Level plantation, on
Cedar Run. am regular practitioner. 1
have lived there ak years last Fourth OF
July. Am not member OF Mr.. Todd's
church, but hear him occasionally. Mr..
Todd stayed at my house on the night OF
Monday, the 23d. We had breakfast; It
was S:5 before we rose from the table. Then
we went Into the sitting room. ! filled my
pipe and Mr.. Todd read In q couple of
papers about murder case In which was
interested. We went out and waited until
my son finished cleaning Mr.. Todd's horse.
Mr.. Todd rode away about $3.50; II might
have been a little more; not less. l went
with Mr.. Round when he took an affidavit
from Robert II. Turner on June 10; Douglas
Brent, in whose house we were, was there
part OF the time. 1t was about week
after this alleged occurrences; 1t was In the
forenoon. After he had taken the affidavit
Mr.. Round, Douglas, Brent, Turner, and
went up to the place. He took us to Ger.
tain tree. The lowest branch was five feet
from the ground. II measured feet
inches round and was about SO feet high.
There were number OF limbs hanging
down, dead and alive. There were no horse
tracks under the tree; there was one not
far away; and one that looked like COW
track. l measured the impression the shoe
had made with small piece OF stick. 1t
was shoe that had "calksn on heels and
toe-a farm shoe. When Mr.. Round and
returned to Mr.. Slack's for dinner
MR.. ToDD's HORSE WAS THERE,
having been brought by Mr.. rodd's son.
Mr.. Slack, at my request, lifted up the
horse's foot, and we saw he had spring
shoe--a thoe with calks-and not half as
wide as the one which had measured In
the woods. i never said to Turner or any
other man, III had my say l would turn
him OUT emphaticaly say that am not
Mr.. Round and to me the place where he
said the lap robe lay. II the man laid as
Turner said he did, his head was much
lower that his feet, which, according to the
best medical authority, was not right. We
visited the spot at the same hour as that
which Turner said he discovered Todd, and
tie mans face and body would be In the
full blaze Of the sun, while his feet were In
the shade. There was a stick lying right
said to have laid-under the lap
robe and between the mans hips and
knees. That is 'the original dog (stick
produced). took that stick from where
1t laid and brought 1t away. went into
the woods afterward with Page Anderson,
and showed him the tree which Turner said
the horse was tied to. Anderson looked
for tracks under that tree. He also took
us to another tree, very similar In appear.
ance and size. Both were oak trees. The
trees were about twenty steps apart. The
were very plain even last Saturday. Tur
ner showed us the route he came and wen
(route described). Turner showed me
where he had tracked the horse,
THE TRACKS GOING IN OPPOSITE DIREc
TIoNs.
heard Turner make his affidavit to Mr.
Round. ] was present when Mr.. Rount
took two aflidaylts from Mrs. Shaefer
The first affidavit was very vague and In.
definite. Mrs. Shaefer's husband and chill
dren were present. There was no indica.
tion Of anything uncivil or ungentlemanl,
on the part Of Mr.. Round. Neither Mrs
Shaefer or her husband objected to any
thing that was said. Neither Of then
Round said nothing about knowing tina
Todd was on another road until the afll
davit was sworn to-"
Cross-examined ~ heard both affidavit
made by Mrs. Shaefer. Mr.. Round did tel
Mrs. Shaefer that he could prove that Mr.
Todd was on the other road. Her idea
were very much mixed. Mr.. Round asked
his questions In an ordinary manner. III
said nothing about knowing that Mr.. Todt
was on another road until the affidavit wa
sworn to. The second affidavit was mad
possibly week after. In this she fixed tn
date and hour. Mr.. Todd came to m
house on Monday, May 23, about sundown
We have no regular breakfast hour; whe
we are busy we have 1t early, but when tn
work doesn't rush us
WE DON'T RUSH THE BREAKFAST.
"Breakfast and supper on farm ar
movable feasts. ! fix the time Of MI
Todd's leaving our house at $3.50, b, cause
looked at the clock, which was ON the mar
tel, facing me, and 1t was just sos. w
had not risen from the table then. hav
neighbor named Callahan; any on
g011g wGod from no my ss place bs to sns RqS
not be in sight of his house. l dl
not see Mr.. Callahan that day. He wa
first to tell me of this affair; he said to m
on the Sunday following the Gath of MAY
They have very serious report out again.
your friend, Mr.. Todd said, That's new
TO me- had heard nothing. He told m
that Theodore Mitchell had told him this
Wesley Hazen said that Mr.. Washingto
had"-
| Joined with the moderator In objecting
any such ridiculous evidence.
| Continuing ~ told Mr.. Callahan that
was five minutes after before we ros
from the breakfast table. / know MI
| James Krewit. have said nothing to hiI
| on the subject. know Holmes and Fult;
they were at my house on the Sunday TO
lowing this alleged occurrence; their wive
were with them, and SO were Willie Gree
and Harry Shoemaker. Mr., Holmes starte
to tell me about the affair, and said: M
Holmes, presume
| KNOW AS MUCH AS ABOUT MR.. TODD
| as you do and don't want to hear an
more about it, i want to say once for a
that never told any man, woman, or chill
that Mr. Todd left my house between au
o'clock, for II had said 1t 1t would N,
have been true. l was with Mr.. Roun
when Turner made his affidavit at Brent
house; he gave 1t willingly. l think Turn
himself suggested that II We would go
the woods he would show us the way. "
walked; any body could that could walk
all. Turner showed us the tree and the
was one horse track, but whether hind {
front hoof / couldn't say. Mr.. Todd
horse's hoof was not as large. / cannt
measured. There was no evidence, 1
indication OF any one having laid dow
The grass was not disturbed or aattenet
Turner never said q word about the stlc
which has been produced. Turner's hru:
fencewas some distance away, as far as Il
width Of this room. He did not throw II
stick there while at his work, because
was partially imbedded In the leaves;
had been there some months at least.
man might lie upon that stick without an
serious injury, but 1t
WOULD NOT BE VERY ooMFoRTABL
| ARRANGEMENT
for such an occasion. paid particular a
teption to the manner In which the stlC
was partiOlly imbedded."
By DR.. Sunderland; ~ saw no Il
marks; no indications OF any great scu
fling. Turner said the woman was movir
along on all fours until she got behind
little bush, when she Strengthened up vii
her back to Turner.n
BY Mr.. Riddle: "Turner expressed no su
prise at the erasure OF the tracks which
taid were under that tree; he explained